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Random music news for Monday, May 31, 2021

It’s Memorial Day in the US but music news never sleeps, you know? Here’s what’s happening for May 31, 2021.

Friends has always been very, very popular in China. However, the new reunion show has apparently run afoul of government

HBO’s Chernobyl is one of the most terrifying things to show up on TV in recent memory. This mashup with

A long weekend here in Canada. I’m trying not to remember that this is the third of our four summer

Gin is evil. That’s all I’m going to say about that. Let’s concentrate on music news for January 23, 2018,

Unless you were around when it was introduced, it’s hard to explain how big a deal the introduction of Windows

Unless my calculations are off, the last time Good Friday fell on April 14 was 1933. And now in music

America shuts down for Thanksgiving later today. I’ll try to keep the music news coming best I can. The Kanye

Ugh. Tuesday. Wake up your mind with these two fine metal covers. You’re welcome. Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough

Then you’d get this. I’m not sure if this was worth the effort, but if you’re a Friends fan… (Via

Here’s proof that Taylor Swift is a cat lady waiting to happen. Lisa Kudrow (you remember her from Friends, right?)

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver